Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 456 Conspiracy
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The wilderness far outside Silver City.

Colin Iliad, who had gone out on the pretext of something, came to an open space in the afternoon, bringing with him the remains of powerful and extraordinary creatures that he had hunted alone, as well as the potion materials for the "Silver Knight".

After setting up the ceremony on the open ground and placing the remains of six powerful creatures he had hunted in the correct positions, Colin Iliad began to prepare the potion.

After all these things were completed, the Chief of Silver City closed his eyes, lowered his head, and recited in Giant language:
"The lingering heroic spirit, the followers of the true Creator, the eyes that stare at fate..."

Soon after finishing the recitation, Colin Iliad saw the illusory river of destiny again.

The river in the concept is coiled like a giant snake connected head to tail, flowing slowly and calmly, and every drop of water is the ongoing fate of a living being. The sound of water gradually approaches, and the silver-white thread of fate wraps around the "demon hunter".

The blessing of the "King of Angels" is still something you can only encounter by chance.

Colin Iliad accepted all this calmly, having been prepared for it.

The ceremony then began, he stepped forward, picked up the bottle of "Silver Knight" potion, and poured it into his mouth.

Silently, the body of this "demon hunter" swelled up and turned into a several-meter-tall giant with a gray-blue base, dark green knots, and a dark crack on his forehead.

Every inch of this giant contains indescribable mystery and tremendous and terrifying power. Except for the head which still retains the appearance of a human, the rest of it is close to a mythical creature, exuding a strange spiritual influence.

The next second, Colin Iliad's head seemed to have rickets, and it sank inward. With the dark gap as the core, it slowly squirmed as if forming a nebula vortex.

Such pain was difficult for the chief of Silver City, the "Demon Hunter" who had killed many powerful creatures, to contain. He let out waves of howling that would almost split the heads of ordinary creatures and cause extreme mental confusion.

If Colin Iliad had not come to the wilderness outside the city in advance, many extraordinary people would have definitely lost control.

The remains of the six powerful creatures at different locations of the ceremony floated up under the traction of an invisible force, and revolved around the mutating Colin Iliad. With the help of some mysterious connection, they awakened some of the memories of this top "demon hunter".

It was the experience of hunting a "devil", it was ending the painful attack of the previous chief with one's own hands, it was a life of defeating powerful monsters time and time again.

These manifestations in the altar were like paintings, sometimes blending into Colin Iliad, sometimes withdrawing from him, helping him to orient himself and maintain a certain degree of clarity in the extreme pain and change.

It was only then that Colin Iliad understood the essence of this ritual:
As a Sequence 4 Demon Hunter, every hunt for a powerful creature was a baptismal battle infused with intense spirit, leaving a deep mark in his life.

With the help of these strong mental imprints, he was able to orient himself after taking the potion and not get lost in pain and madness.

This reminded Colin Iliad of a name recorded in some books of the City of Silver:
"anchor"!
At Sequence 3, one is considered a god in some sense, and can respond to prayers within a certain range, which requires a certain amount of anchors.

Because we are not at the angel level yet, the anchor does not necessarily have to be a believer. It can be replaced by other things, such as those vivid marks with mystical significance in life.

In the awakened memories, Colin Iliad gradually regained his self-awareness, felt his body again, and grasped its changes.

Then, layers of wings made of illusory light grew out from his back. They combined with the surrounding "scroll" and continued to shrink inwards, collapsing on Colin Iliad's body into a solid, gorgeous but weightless silver armor.

——After the "Demon Hunter" is promoted to the "Silver Knight", there will be slight differences between them due to the different blessing gods. The previous "King's Court Hunter" leader, "Light Killer" Milgungen, received the blessing from the Giant King, so all aspects of the "Silver Knight" field are stronger.

Colin Iliad can occasionally make his condensed, "teleported" "silver-white rapier" undergo random, preferential, and unpredictable changes when attacking.

In addition, when "mercurized", he can also gain certain special abilities.

As the silver armor finally took shape, Colin Iliad completed his promotion. Except for the fact that he had not yet grown a single vertical eye on his head, he was already equivalent to a mythical creature.

At this time, he raised his right hand and waved it to the side.

On a hill in the distance, a sharp silver light burst out of nowhere, tearing everything around it and splitting the hill in half.

In the Silver City, Ouroboros quietly watched the fleeting silver light in the distance, wondering what he was thinking.

……

Beside the quietly burning bonfire, after seeing off the "visitors" from Moon City, Klein couldn't help but think of "Chernobyl".

This was the first time he had heard a clear word in the world today, which was even very representative in the past, so that he felt very confused. And he knew without thinking that this word must be related to the ancient sun god.

At the same time, when he heard this word, Klein's spiritual perception was triggered again. His intuition as a fortune teller told him that the history he wanted to explore, as well as clues to many things, might be buried there.

As his thoughts raced, Klein suddenly had the urge to explore Chernobyl.

This is not an impulse. In addition to saving people, he came to the East Continent to explore history. Exploring the history of the old era is of course one of the purposes. It is something he has always wanted to do, but due to various reasons, he did not put it into practice immediately.

Even if Amon would pay attention to my movements, I would go all the way east, and He would not have thought that I would suddenly appear in Chernobyl now... Amon's main attention must still be on the last "Time Worm" Beyonder characteristic, and then on the preparation ceremony. His main body should have never come down again after binding with Sefirah Castle... Well, He is a very patient Angel King, and I can't assert that He will not do anything... Klein analyzed the current situation and decided to let the image in the historical pore give it a try.

But this was the first time he heard a place name that completely belonged to the old era. Before going, he needed to collect more information.

It just so happens that there is a ready-made secret existence around me.

Although I don’t know who this person is, He can communicate and answer questions, and that’s enough.

"What is Chernobyl?" Crane asked.

"Chernobyl?"

The Lord of Withering looked at Klein, who had taken the initiative to talk to him, with some surprise. He said while breaking off the pure black mushroom in his hand:
"Although I didn't go there when I came here, there is indeed such a ruin on this land, and there are other ruins near Chernobyl... But Chernobyl is now also the place where God is, the boundary between the 'Chaos Sea' and the ground. If you want to go there, aren't you afraid that a wave from the Chaos Sea will hit you and smash you to pieces?"

Klein never misses any occult knowledge he can obtain, not to mention that these inter-god relationships are quite interesting:
"Their relationship is so bad that I'll get beaten if I get close?"

"I'm not very familiar with them, so I can't guarantee that they are that bad, but they are definitely not good." The Outer God tore the pure black mushroom in his hand into small pieces the size of a fingernail, simply doing something to kill time. "To go to Chernobyl, you have to go north. Medici should know where Chernobyl is. If you want to go, just follow Him, but I don't think He will really take you there."

Medici knew? Well, the East Continent belonged to the Ancient Sun God before, so the Ancient Sun God must have investigated there, so it’s not surprising that Medici knew about it… He didn’t tell me, probably because of God’s will, worried that it would be dangerous for me to go there…

As he was thinking, Klein suddenly noticed a problem.

"The ancient sun god seems to have become a god very early?"

The Outer God paused fiddling with the mushrooms and said reluctantly, "Why do you keep asking me? There is indeed no price to pay for talking to me, but I don't have to answer every question you have."

The first half of the sentence made Klein's heart jump inexplicably, but the second half made him relax - as a secret existence, it is normal to have a temper of his own, which is actually a good thing. Just like Medici helped him because of the order of the real creator, Hermes helped him to help the survivors of the East Continent. If the other party answers your every question and fulfills your request, then Klein should be the one who is uneasy.

"What do I need to do to get the answer to this question?" Klein asked politely.

The Outer God looked at him suspiciously:
"...No, there is no need for anything. You are right. The Ancient Sun God had long been a god. Then, what He did was just as recorded in Silver City and Moon City. He killed the ancient gods and the leaders of the extraordinary creatures that persecuted humans."

"It seems that the ancient sun god became a dual-path true god a long time ago?"

Klein thought that he was advancing very quickly, but he had never thought about multiple paths. "In the First and Second Eras, many ancient gods had mixed paths, which were chaotic and crazy. How did he find that his path would not lead to madness?" The Outer God had an urge to look up at the sun. He did look up and stared at the sun in the sky for a while before saying:
“He—did not have this process. Well, He did not have the process of becoming a god.”

It was indeed an early discovery that multiple paths could coexist, but finding out that "they could coexist and could become the correct path of the old days by accommodating the source substance" was something that came after one had "omniscience" and to a certain extent integrated the memory of God.

In order to open up a correct and safe path to becoming a god in the extraordinary world, the ancient sun god accepted a lot of God's memories and used the authority of "omniscience" many times, which made the relationship between him and God more inseparable, and there would not be too many problems when the two were combined into one.

"Have you ever heard of any true god of the 'sun' path in the myths of the First and Second Ages?"

This... It seems that there has never been a "sun" among the ancient gods?
Klein quickly recalled the history of the City of Silver and immediately discovered a misunderstanding that he had always overlooked - the ancient Sun God appeared out of nowhere, and the subsequent "reclaiming of authority" obviously did not include the "Sun" and the "Hanged Man". Moreover, before Him, no god with this authority appeared, so the "Sun God" became a specific reference!
"If not, where are the three copies of the sequence and uniqueness of this pathway? Similarly, where are the characteristics and uniqueness of the Hanged Man?"

"what do you mean……"

Klein was so surprised that he was almost speechless:
"You mean, the ancient sun god was a god from the beginning? And a dual-path true god? This - how is this possible? Even the safest promotion has the risk of going out of control and going crazy. From an ordinary person to a god all of a sudden, how did he maintain himself, purposefully fight against non-human creatures, and finally become a god who protects humans? Or is this God's will?"

The Outer God laughed.

"Don't take humans too seriously. God doesn't care about them."

"As for God, well... it depends on His mood. Sometimes He chooses the tribes He likes, just like He chose the ancestors of the Hebrews in the Bible. Sometimes He tames all lives equally and makes them His believers, allowing humans and man-eating creatures to coexist peacefully."

In other words, it was the will of the ancient sun god himself that did all this?

How did he make the leap from human to god without losing himself?
Klein still couldn't believe it, and soon he discovered another problem:
"Why is the Ancient Sun God the true God of the 'Sun' and 'Hanged Man' pathways? Why isn't He the holder of the 'Curtain'?"

The Outer God had a "what are you talking about" expression on his face.

“Of course He is the God of these two paths.” The Lord of Decay was confused by Klein’s question. “How could a container of God take the path of other paths? Do you think that He is like you and can choose your own path after landing?”

“…God’s vessel?”

Was the ancient sun god a vessel of God?
Klein was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to suddenly feel that many problems were solved at once.

He is God’s vessel, and his destiny has been chosen by God—the choice began from His path, the unprecedented “sun”, the supreme god who brings light and warmth. The ancient sun god himself may not have realized that this was his destiny in the early days. He naturally integrated himself into the identity of “the God of another world”, using the cross, the Bible, and the honorific name of “the Lord who created everything”…

These actions were no joke at all, but pushed him further into the abyss of "God"!
More than just a resemblance, the similarity is simply too high...

It’s basically all-round role-playing, even “becoming”!
From this point of view, it is incredible that He could still maintain His own self for a period of time under such circumstances. If I were wrapped in the "curtain" as soon as I landed, I am absolutely sure that I would never feel that I am Zhou Mingrui or Klein Moretti...

Oh, so my previous guess has to change?

The souls placed in Sefirah Castle have no extraordinary characteristics and no physical body. If the ancient sun god was a god as soon as he landed, and there was no true god with the "sun" path before, then He must not be in "Sefirah Castle".

Then there was a vacant spot for one person on Sefirah Castle - who was it?
A flash of inspiration suddenly occurred to Klein's mind, but before he could grasp it, he suddenly saw a figure approaching in the distance.

It was Duke, the priest of Moon City who had returned. What was even more surprising was that he was accompanied by the high priest Nim.

Are they here... Klein vaguely realized something. He maintained the stern and calm expression of Gehrman Sparrow and said nothing. He just watched the two Moon City priests walk to the campfire in front of him.

"Your Excellency, the Honorable Envoy of God."

High Priest Nim took the initiative to speak, and was very polite: "Tomorrow night, there will be a ceremony in Moon City to give gifts to the gods. As the high priest, I would like to invite you to participate in our ceremony."

Klein remained silent. He had picked up a gold coin in his hand without anyone noticing.

He placed the gold coin flat on his thumb, bounced it up with force and caught it again. Nim and Duke's attention were also attracted by the gold coin.

Klein glanced at the reverse side of the gold coin, took a deep breath, and nodded without any change in his expression.

"I accept your invitation."

"Tomorrow, after the sun sets, I will head to the city on time."

Priest Duke seemed to be relieved, and the smile on High Priest Nim's face became even brighter: "On behalf of all the people of Moon City, we are waiting for your arrival."

After delivering the invitation, the two priests turned and left, as if they had not noticed that there was another person here from beginning to end.

After they left, Klein immediately looked at the Outer God: "Do you have any suggestions?"

The Outer God once again looked at Klein strangely, and began to wonder when he had gained Klein's trust. Thinking carefully, he might just be desperate and trying all possible means. He responded casually, "Yes, after you go in, turn everyone into puppets. This way, you can kill all the Amons, and you can also obtain a puppet city that is convenient for acting and preparing for the Ascension Ceremony."

"I would never do that."

"Then aren't you just going to deliver food to Amon?"

Klein showed an expression that said, "Amon also knew I wouldn't do this, so He called me over."

Although the Outer God's facial expression and language recognition system has not yet fully functioned, He discovered Amon's purpose by comparing the personalities of both parties.

"…Do you really want a suggestion?"

"Yes."

The Outer God scratched his head. This was the first time He had seen such a situation. “I don’t know. Why don’t you ask God?”

TBC
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Richard took out a letter from his Kingdom of God, opened it and took a look, then smiled and threw it to Barranca at the table:
"Look, this is great news. Sharon is willing to be a teacher for the children in the village!"

Baranca took the letter and glanced at it, but he was not as happy as Richard: "Is this matter worth Yezid's special report? Sharon's performance in the village is not outstanding, even worse than Maric. Is such a life really educational for her?"

"She is willing to be a teacher. Isn't this an earth-shaking change?" Richard was in a very good mood. "I can't wait to tell Renette the good news. I think He should be proud of his student in this regard."

"I don't think so." Baranca complained, "Our princess has always been aloof from worldly affairs. Maybe she will feel it's beneath her status."

"How can I lose my identity? I have already gone to teach in a poor mountain village."

Richard spoke in a relaxed tone and expression, "Sharon wants credit, I think that's fine. How about this, promise her, and build a small school in the village, with classes a few days a week, to attract children from surrounding villages, but Sharon must participate in building the house."

Barranca thought about it seriously:
"I can't picture Sharon chopping wood and mixing cement."

"She'll do it." Richard was optimistic. "Who would refuse to do something useful for the children?"